Pipe brace and hanger



' R.L w. LIVINGSTON PIPE BRACE AND HANGER Filed March l0, 1927 Vso Patented Feb. 5, .71929.

UNITED STA TES PATENT .oF

vRALPH WILLIsLIvINGsToN, or HoLLoWAY, omo.

FICE.

PIPE BRACE'AND Barrena;L

Application led March 10,1927. Serial No. 174,312.

whole rigidly holding the stove pipe Ls in.

position at all times, thereby allowing a stove to be disconnected from the stove pipe without breaking the connection of the pipe with a said branch will be maintained in its relative .relation to the ceiling at all times. The lowceiling or other discharge opening.

A further object is to.' provide a downwardly extending hanger bar connected to the ceiling Vand having a loop connection with the horizontal portions of the stove pipe Ls and horizontally disposed members carried by the bar and encircling the vertical portions of the Ls for rigidly bracing the Ls, and maintaining the saine at all times inl a relative relation to the ceiling. Also to provide lelongated. bolt receiving apertures, thereby allowing a range d of adj ustability.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of pai'ts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the vspirit of the invention. Y

In the drawing:

Figure 1 `is va side elevation ofthe brace showing the same applied to the pipe.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1'.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 3-3fofFigure'1- n Referringv to the Ydrawing the numeral 1 designates anL, and 2a second L which is in a reverse relation to the L 1. `The Ls are telescopically engaged at 3, thereby'y forming a horizontal portion 4 and. the .Ls have their branches 5 and 6 vertically disposed. Connected to the upper end of theL branch 5is a pipe section 7 "whichextends into a discharge opening 8 in a ceiling 9 for Vdischarging products of combustion to the atmosphere. Thev Ypipe 10 is connectedto the lower end of the L 'branch 6 and which pipe 10 is adapted to lead to a stove.

It has been found that when itis necessaryy to. remove a stove for anyreason, the ceiling connection and L connections are broken, consequently soot and other objectionable dirtdrops to the loor. To obviate the above diiculty a vertically disposed bar 11 is provided,

which bar 11 is anchored at 12 to the ceiling 9 and extends downwardly and is provided with a segmentally shaped portion 13,

which engages one side of the horizontal pory tion`4 of the L 2. Secured by means of bolts 14 to the other side of the branch 8 of the L is a segmentally shaped member 15, and it will be seen that the branch 4 is positively clamped between the members 13 and 15, consequently er end of thebar 11 terminates below the horizontal portions of the Ls and has connected thereto by means of a bolt 15 an arm 16 which terminates in a clamping loop 17, vwhich ex- 10 is rigidly held inl relation to the Ls 2 atl all' times., Secured to the bar 11 by means of a bolt 18 at a point above the branch 4 is a horizontally disposed arm 19, which arm terminates in a clamping loop 20, which encircles the pipe section 7, therefore it will be seen that the pipe section 7 will be rigidly braced in relation to the L 1 and that the up-V per end of the pipe 7 will be maintained in sol the discharge openingS'at all times. Bolts 15 n j and 18 extend through elongated openings 21. in the bar 11, thereby allowing a range of adjustabilityand the bolts 14 and 22 of the clamping members 17 and 20 also extend through elongated `apertures for allowing said yclamping members to be adjusted forl variations in diameters vof parts they encircle.

therefore it will be seen that the device may be easily rand quickly adj usted to various sizes of pipes and Ls, and the device maybe ap- Sj y plied without varyingthe structure.

From the above itwill be'seen that a brace is provided for stove pipes and the like which is simple in construction, the parts reduced to a minimum, and one which may be cheaply `manufactured and sold. It will also be seen that the device may befused in connection with various kinds of pipes, and one of the loops maybe eliminated if desired.

The invention havingbeen set .forth what is claimed as new anduseful is .A support for the discharge end of a stove .pipedischarging through an opening in a ceiling, said `discharge end comprising a vertica-lportioma horizontal portion, av second vertical portion, said support'comprising a the horizontal` portion of the pipe and olzunped around the vertical portion of the pipe and a. looped member' connected to the ber below the horizontalportion of the pipe and clamped around the second vertical portion of the pipe.

In testimony whereof I hereunto atlx my Y signature.

RALPH WILLIS LIVINGSTON. 

